Robert Turkavage

Robert "Turk" Turkavage (January 1955-) was a New Jersey Republican politician who mounted failed campaigns for the US Senate and the US House of Representatives.

Biography
Robert Turkiewicz was born in Frackville, Pennsylvania in 1955, the son of a World War II veteran and steelworker and his wife, a seamstress. His surname was changed to "Turkavage" before elementary school to approximate its Polish pronunciation, and he worked at his mother's apparel factory during high school. In 1972, he began working for the FBI, rising in the ranks before wiretapping corrupt New York City congressman Mario Biaggi and Brooklyn Democratic leader Meade Esposito in 1985, ensuring their convictions. In 1995, he became supervisor of the New York Public Corruption Squad, and he was transferred to the Government Fraud Squad in 2001. In 2005, he retired from the FBI to work for JP Morgan Chase, and he retired in 2011. In 2012, he launched a failed bid for the US Senate as a Republican, and, in 2018, he sought election to the US House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, losing in the primary to Seth Grossman.